What we consulted on in 2023

We’re proposing changes that will make this route safer and more accessible for everyone.

Key proposed changes include:

An improved bike lane up Brooklyn Road – at street-level with concrete buffers from the lower Nairn Street intersection to upper Nairn Street (with low rubber speed humps at driveways), and a raised bike lane with a wide kerb up to just past the intersection with Ohiro Road
New painted bike lanes on both sides of Ohiro Road starting from where the trial lane ends now and continuing to and from the shops
A new on-road shared downhill bike route via Ohiro Road to Aro Street with new speed humps, road marking improvements, and a raised courtesy crossing at the Ohiro Road/Aro Street intersection to make the route safer for everyone
Three new raised zebra crossings, five new raised courtesy crossings, improvements to an existing zebra crossing, and safer pedestrian refuge islands
A new section of footpath on the east side of Brooklyn Road near Bidwill Street connecting the bus stop and pedestrian crossing point
A new mobility car park in Cleveland Street
Street changes to encourage safer speeds around the intersection of Ohiro Road and Brooklyn Road
Relocating and removing some bus stops
Parking changes and removal.

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Improve access to Central Park with a new raised zebra crossing on Brooklyn Road near the main entrance
Install a new raised courtesy crossing towards the bottom of Brooklyn Road near the lower end of Nairn Street
Install two new raised courtesy crossings across the intersections of Bidwill Street and Washington Avenue
Install a new pedestrian refuge on Brooklyn Road near Washington Avenue
Upgrade three existing pedestrian refuge islands near the entrance to Central Park apartments, upper Nairn Street and above Washington Avenue
Move and upgrade the existing pedestrian refuge on Brooklyn Road below Bidwill Street by about 15m further downhill
Extend the footpath on Brooklyn Road near Bidwill Street by about 50m to connect the southbound bus stop with the relocated pedestrian crossing point, and also with the footpath to Nairn Street Park
Install a safer new pedestrian refuge island on Brooklyn Road just below Washington Avenue, replacing the one by the right-turn bay
Install a new 75m section of footpath west of the Brooklyn Road/Ohiro Road intersection on the city-bound side of the road where there is no footpath at the moment – connecting Ohiro Road with the proposed new zebra crossing.

Install two new raised zebra crossings on Ohiro Road, just above the intersection of Brooklyn Road and Ohiro Road, near Brooklyn Terrace, and another near Tanera Crescent
Install a new raised courtesy crossing on lower Ohiro Road near Aro Street.

Install a new raised courtesy crossing on Cleveland Street at Washington Avenue with a central pedestrian refuge
Raise and improve the existing zebra crossing on Cleveland Street near Harrison Street.

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Install an improved bike lane up Brooklyn Road – at street-level with concrete buffers from the lower Nairn Street intersection to upper Nairn Street (with low rubber speed humps at driveways), and a raised bike lane with a kerb up to just past the intersection with Ohiro Road
Install painted bike lanes in both directions on Ohiro Road from about where the trial lane ends now and continuing to and from the shops. Heading from the shops, the new lane would extend to the Ohiro Road/Brooklyn Road intersection
Install bus stop by-passes at all uphill bus stops on Brooklyn Road – near the substation opposite the tennis centre, Bidwill Street and Washington Avenue – and at the remaining southbound bus stop on Ohiro Road
Create a safer shared on-road bike route downhill via Ohiro Road to Aro Street with six speed humps, road marking improvements, and a raised courtesy crossing at the Ohiro Road/Aro Street intersection
More confident riders can still ride downhill via Brooklyn Road sharing with traffic as they do now
Safer connections at the bottom of Brooklyn hill, from Victoria Street and to Willis Street, are being considered as part of Let’s Get Wellington Moving's Featherston Street and south-west Te Aro project.

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Remove three bus stops to improve journey times and provide more consistent spacing – the southbound and citybound stops near the main Central Park entrance, creating space for a new pedestrian crossing, plus the southbound stop closest to the Ohiro Road/Cleveland Street intersection
Provide just one bus stop on the top section of Ohiro Road in a location between the two existing stops
Move the pair of bus stops on Brooklyn Road that are near the top end of Nairn Street (the citybound stop would be relocated down the hill by the Seido Karate building and the Brooklyn-bound stop a bit lower down the hill by the substation)
Move citybound bus stop 7715 about 50m downhill between Bidwill Street and Nairn Street and install a new shelter
Install a new bus shelter at the relocated citybound stop near Seido Karate
Make minor footpath improvements near the citybound bus stop near Tanera Crescent to provide a safe connection between the new zebra crossing and the bus stop
Install bus stop by-passes for people biking up Brooklyn Road at all three bus stops (near the substation, near Bidwill Street and near Washington Avenue), and also on the Brookyn-bound Ohiro Road stop in its new location.

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Install a speed hump on Brooklyn Road just below the Ohiro Road/Brooklyn Road intersection to encourage safer speeds
Make layout changes at and around this intersection to improve safety for everyone
Reinstate the painted median on Brooklyn Road where space allows in response to community feedback, and to encourage safer speeds
Install a new mobility parking space outside 46 Cleveland Street
Change give way signs to stop signs at two intersections - Cleveland Street/Washington Avenue and Ohiro Road/Aro Street
Parking changes and removals.

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Brooklyn connections